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← We are not built for discipline
17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: We are not built for discipline
We are not built for discipline
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Atul Gawande — holds since c. 2009 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is not the brightest who succeed — tap to centre the map on it
It is not the brightest who succeed
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Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discipline should aim to produce a self-governing person, not one governed by others — tap to centre the map on it
Discipline should aim to produce a self-governing person, not one governed by others
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Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being united is an ideal, not a plan. — tap to centre the map on it
Being united is an ideal, not a plan.
Last stated 10 years ago
12 Jul 2016
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Vi Hart — holds since 2016-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Striving to be happy is not selfish — tap to centre the map on it
Striving to be happy is not selfish
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since c. 2009 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being good is no easy task — tap to centre the map on it
Being good is no easy task
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reaching a growth mindset is a journey, not a declaration — tap to centre the map on it
Reaching a growth mindset is a journey, not a declaration
Last stated 11 years ago
22 Sept 2015
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Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not mistake your own strength for the strength of the thing you are building. — tap to centre the map on it
Do not mistake your own strength for the strength of the thing you are building.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We should not wear furs — tap to centre the map on it
We should not wear furs
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Peter Singer — holds since c. 1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it
A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea.
Last stated 9 years ago
3 Dec 2017
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
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